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My wife is doing it again this year (third attempt, but she's never actually hit that 50,000 word mark), and she's trying to convince me to join in this year. I've always been a writer, but I've never been fond of the whole NaNoWriMo thing, since one of my top five biggest problems with writing is rushing it. Still, I just had an idea that might do with some fast expansion. On the other hand, I want to write it now, not wait for November to start.

Anyone else doing it this year?

Got a novel I started in 1998 that I'm about halfway thru. This would actually be a good way to finish it.

But I probably won't.

I like writing stories, but there's no way I'll have time.

I'm doing it - it'll give me a break from that neverending novel thing I've been working on for forever. I've got an idea in mind, so I almost wish it was November already. Thankfully, I'm a better writer than songwriter.

Rone Rivendale wrote:Got a novel I started in 1998 that I'm about halfway thru. This would actually be a good way to finish it.

But I probably won't.

NaNoWriMo isn't really about finishing a work you already started.

Nanowrimo FAQs wrote:bringing a half-finished manuscript into NaNoWriMo all but guarantees a miserable month. You'll care about the characters and story too much to write with the gleeful, anything-goes approach that makes NaNoWriMo such a creative rush. Give yourself the gift of a clean slate, and you'll tap into realms of imagination and intuition that are out-of-reach when working on pre-existing manuscripts.

I promised myself I wouldn't say it, so I won't. Good luck all and I hope you all write a lot of words down on paper, or whatever. repeated clink sound for as long as you look at this smiley

Hey BLT, just collect your posts for November and send them in.

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Spud wrote:Hey BLT, just collect your posts for November and send them in.

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Can you do it for me? I don't know how.

I'm growing a moustache for Movember. Again. It's like writing a novel. Just less words. More hair.

I did this twice and it was great. I don't have time this year though. Good luck, y'all!

jimtyrrell wrote:I did this twice and it was great. I don't have time this year though. Good luck, y'all!

Dude! Let me see here:
1. Novel Writer
2. Incredible musician
3. Full time job
4. Awesome Family
5. Private studio in a place away from home (a must)
6. All around fun dude!
7. So popular on your myspace that a girl from your page that has seen you live asked to be MY friend because I know you. Now that's fame.

Have I forgotten anything? Damn, in the days of old, you would have been cooler than Shakespeare.

Then I was clearly born in the wrong century, 'cause it hasn't carried over.

Alright, fine, I'm doing it.

Just went to an area meet-and-greet with my wife. I guess there's no turning back now. Just miserable failure.

Generic wrote:Alright, fine, I'm doing it.

Just went to an area meet-and-greet with my wife. I guess there's no turning back now. Just miserable failure.

If you add a chapter about Song Fight, could you please make me a little taller? I always wanted to be taller. Oh, and if you find yourselves needing some extra words to meet the quota, I wouldn't mind a huge penis with special powers.
.....just sayin'.

Well, Allyson just hit 50,000 words today, or 100% of the goal. She won.

I'm at just shy of 12,500, or 25%. She's ahead by almost a factor of two, and I'm behind by a factor of two.

Not gonna have a novel at the end of the month, but I'm willing to treat this book as an ongoing project until its completion. If anyone would like to see some of what I've written, I'll be happy to share.

Just send me the chapter about me and my special powers, Jon.

So did we have winners this year?

If so, I wanna read 'em. Send them my way.

The co-worker who I root on every year (I keep track of her count and things like that) succeeded for the 2nd year.

I clocked in at just over 15,000 words. Still working on it, because despite all odds, I still like the idea. If you're interested in reading an unfinished work, just PM me.

I did NaNoWriMo, but I only got up to 9000 words. As you can see I don't have much time on my hands! And my book was crappy anyway, I didn't plan it out well enough. next year maybe good job for getting to 15k, it's tough writing an entire novel in one month.

You think that your problem was not enough planning, but I'm starting to think that you and I planned too much.

Maybe.

I'm jobless now, so I guess I'll be plowing forward in my novel a little more. Thinking about scrapping the chapter I was working on and starting again from the end of the last chapter.

I'm considering a novel write for fun.

Better than considering it for money.

Good luck, Reist.